pro 50 shifter help

[95cobra]

my shifter came in today and after removing the old one and setting pro in place it seems that my trans isn't setting in the right spot (imo). it sets really low and sets so far toward the passanger side that the shifters holes want line up from hitting the trans tunnel. so after mild tapping on tunnel i got the holes to line up. now the lower boot that you have to cut to fit around the gold sleeve will not go in place.

my question is.. the tranny is a tremec 3550 is there a special trans mount or is there something i need to do to fix this. i have a bad vibration when speedometer reaches 80 no clue on real spead. someone from this site said to get the driveshaft spacer from upr and that helped some but it still have vibration. if there is a special mount than maybe it will fix both of my problems.

any help will be appreciated.

[LeeH]

On a Tremec make sure the tail housing is'nt hitting the crossmember.

[militarymustang88gt]

um first you dont wanna cut the lower boot. second are you sure you have right mount cause you need a different one than the t5 at least i did. third you might need a new imput shaft bearing. is it make a loud grouling in nutural with your foot off the clutch and goes away when you let off? if so you need a imput shaft bearing. it would be hard to diagnose with out someone being there. i mean it could be as simple as a wheel out of balance. or bushings but without being there it will be hard to say.

[95cobra]

um first you dont wanna cut the lower boot.
shifter came with template to cut it so it fit snug around the shifter housing.

second are you sure you have right mount cause you need a different one than the t5 at least i did
i dont know which one is on there i think its a stock poly mount from the looks. thats why i asked if there is a certain one thats suppose to go on it.

[95cobra]

third you might need a new imput shaft bearing. is it make a loud grouling in nutural with your foot off the clutch and goes away when you let off? if so you need a imput shaft bearing. it would be hard to diagnose with out someone being there. i mean it could be as simple as a wheel out of balance. or bushings but without being there it will be hard to say.no noise. all wheels balanced friday and drive shaft week ago. it has to be in the mount has pinion angle out wack or something.

[qkjuicedpony]

The mount from a t5 works on the tremec too.

The problem is when you put the tremec in an sn95 car it moves the shifter forward in the hole.

[qkjuicedpony]

no noise. all wheels balanced friday and drive shaft week ago. it has to be in the mount has pinion angle out wack or something.



Have you tried indexing the driveshaft yet?

Sometimes it will help with vibration issues.

[95cobra]

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[qkjuicedpony]

make sure your motor mounts havent allowed the motor to shift in the k member.

Check the trans mount and crossmember too to make sure it is installed correctly

I have the same shifter in my car and i have plenty of clearance.

[95cobra]

Have you tried indexing the driveshaft yet?

Sometimes it will help with vibration issues.
indexing?

[95cobra]

make sure your motor mounts havent allowed the motor to shift in the k member.

Check the trans mount and crossmember too to make sure it is installed correctly

I have the same shifter in my car and i have plenty of clearance.
ok ill check something is out of place for sure.

can the cross member be up side down is that possiable.

im going crazy. for the price i paid for the car (cheap) from great friend but im beginning to think that it might be cursed. lol

[militarymustang88gt]

well you could have put the drivers side on the pass side and that would throw everything about an inch or so off.

[coupe]

I was thinking same thing...trans crossmember flipped around wrong way? :shrug:

Or the motor mounts shot and motor sitting funny. Should be pretty close to center.

[qkjuicedpony]

I was thinking same thing...trans crossmember flipped around wrong way? :shrug:

Or the motor mounts shot and motor sitting funny. Should be pretty close to center.


I actually went out and checked the pro50 in my car and it sits dead center in the shifter hole

[95cobra]

thanks for all your guys suggestions and advice im going to check them all. ill update.

i have been thinking about putting solid motor mounts since im trying to make a few hundred extra hp. do yall recommend solid or poly.

[qkjuicedpony]

Use the poly mounts.


solid mounts suck

[militarymustang88gt]

i say solid just because when i am sitting at a light i like my car to shake a whole lot. poly is still noticable but not terrible.

[waypastcrazy]

I agree with crossmember flipped someone probably did it because it did not line up the other way.u may have to grind the spot welds so u can slide the crossmember back when u turn it back around so tranny mount will line up

[coupe]

i say solid just because when i am sitting at a light i like my car to shake a whole lot. poly is still noticable but not terrible.

:lol: proves some folks tastes are definitely different.

The solids will put more stress on the block at the mounting points. I recommend Urethane all the way! Trans mount too.

[TheJeanyus]

:lol: proves some folks tastes are definitely different.
:werd:

Unnecessary vibration and noise = :notnice:

[slvrbullit]

I agree with crossmember flipped someone probably did it because it did not line up the other way.u may have to grind the spot welds so u can slide the crossmember back when u turn it back around so tranny mount will line up


I am willingto bet the crossmember is in wrong, there is an "R" stamped in to the passenger side of the 94 up stangs. And there are not any spot welds to cut for front to back adjustment. You would have to cut the mount from the underbody and move them forward or backward for that adjustment on the 94 up cars.

[EHardy1971]

:werd:

Unnecessary vibration and noise = :notnice:
:werd: Mine shakes and vibrates enough with factory mounts!

[waypastcrazy]

I am willingto bet the crossmember is in wrong, there is an "R" stamped in to the passenger side of the 94 up stangs. And there are not any spot welds to cut for front to back adjustment. You would have to cut the mount from the underbody and move them forward or backward for that adjustment on the 94 up cars.thx for the correction I guess I have fox on the brain here lately.lol

[95cobra]

ok guys i installed poly mounts yesterday 139.99 ouch and cut 2 knotches in trans cross member to move tranny toward the driver side about an inch and 1/4. it looks about center now.

but the down side is that it still has a vibration in drivetrain. when i had driveshaft checked and balanced the guy said it was out about 8 thou out and 12 thou was the limit. i have an aluminium ds ordered i hope that fixes the problem.

[qkjuicedpony]

ok guys i installed poly mounts yesterday 139.99 ouch and cut 2 knotches in trans cross member to move tranny toward the driver side about an inch and 1/4. it looks about center now.

but the down side is that it still has a vibration in drivetrain. when i had driveshaft checked and balanced the guy said it was out about 8 thou and 12 thou was the limit. i have an aluminium ds ordered i hope that fixes the problem.



try to index the driveshaft.


mark its current location(where its bolted to the rearend)and remove the bolts and rotate the driveshaft one set of holes until it will bolt up again.reinstall the bolts and test drive it.

If it is still there try it again until you have tried it in all locations.

Ive done this on several cars and it will reduce vibration although it tends to take a little bit to do so

[EHardy1971]

:stupid: And also,do you still have the dogbone on the rear end?:shrug:

[95cobra]

:stupid: And also,do you still have the dogbone on the rear end?:shrug:

yes it is does it need to be?

[EHardy1971]

yes it is does it need to be?
Yep,unless you REALLY want some vibration above 55-60 mph! I've seen/had some cars that it made no difference,and others that it made a HUGE difference!;)

[SlowJoe]

does it bounce any when starting off in first gear?

[slvrbullit]

Good luck with the vibration issue, when I had my TKO 600 Ihad a vibe that started at aroiund 65mph. I pulled the trans to replaced the clutch and the pilot bearing was toast. Never did get the car running after that to verify that was the cause of the vibration but if the indexing fails and the new Al. ds does not cure the problem, you may want to check that area out.

[SlowJoe]

Good luck with the vibration issue, when I had my TKO 600 Ihad a vibe that started at aroiund 65mph. I pulled the trans to replaced the clutch and the pilot bearing was toast. Never did get the car running after that to verify that was the cause of the vibration but if the indexing fails and the new Al. ds does not cure the problem, you may want to check that area out.

thats where i was going. just had the same problem and the pilot bearing fixed it. the bounce at take off is a dead give away.